THE AMERICAN.
THE WANDERING JEW.
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rllM li it I. VI
1 lift ft Ml t I a M Itti I'lUH HUM
I t.r i com t li ant out of ilirir hlV" t r i I
Ciboule, Mo.ping to 'lt V lip ft alone, "Wr lniil
hate it llmg tit liipiii for lut V l it Moiif , htifl' I
I v the Mealy, ititullii hand of lht virago,
w r til Mtalfchl lo tit tn At V , hikI Mftii a nit tinf.'tlu.
Hal" ftolllitll ft lot If) illH (' lol nil" of lid'
bullet
"lilt in IliK wliilt-1" ctiil ihf hideout creatine.
"Well done, Ciboule! "You't nippul lir r
VokeMiilt'!" ( tb'd a Voice,
"Ciboule for evert"
"Come mil, you Devotitet, If yoil dare1"
"They turn said ft hundred lime, that Ihe
neighbor Iimi cowardly even l come iiiiI
look 11! On ir house," squealed the hllle man with
the fc rid' fin e,
"AihI now they hiw tin white feuther!"
"Iflhey will not come out," cried llm quarry
mini, in n voin of tliuinli'r, "hi lit smoke them
out!"
"Ye, yvVl
"Let break open the door!"
"V are ure to find llicin!"
"Conic on! come nil!"
The crowd, vii li tin' qtiurrymitn nt their hi'iid,
mid Ciboule not fur from him, brandishing u stick,
' v fiii (' ( 1 1 1 u ultiKMi nly toward one of the grout
loom. The ground shook beneath tin rapid
tread of tho moh, tthich hud now ceased shout
ing; hut th confused, and, a it tterc, subterrane
ous noise, sounded even moro ominous than those
savugo outcries. The Wolve aoou arrived oppo
site tin ihiimIVO oiikrii door. At the moment the
blaster raised a sledgo. hummer, tin door opened
suddenly, Homo of the most determined of the
assailant were about to rush in at thin entrance;
hut tho qtiarrymaii nt''iHd huck, i-xtcading h'm
iirm ii if to tiioderato thfir nnhir mid iinjc i
kin c, 'Hi i-ii hi folldHi-ri giithcri'd round him.
The hlf-oifii door dint'ovcred a purly of work
men, uiiforlunitidy by no tn'Hii iiunif roim, hut
with fount? nuuee full of rt'iolutioii. They hud
armed llif oi-Ivmi hioitily with fork, iron huri,
ftiid ( lulm, Agrirolu, who wm thoir loader, held
lit h in hand a heavy ftledga hummer. The young
workmnn wan very mf, hut the fire of hi eye,
hi monucifig look, Hiid the iritrdd BuHnranie of
hi ! ring, howed that hi fatli'-r' hlood hoilcd
in hi x ii,, and that in vuth a utruggle he might
hecome fer-inidring. Yet he nucreedcd in re
training hinielf,aud (diallenged the quarrymau,
in a firm voice; "What do you want?"
"A fight !" thundered th hlaHter,
"Ye, yen! a fight!,' repeated the crowd.
"Hilerue, my VV'olve !" tried the quirryman,
a he turned round, and tretched forth hi large
hand toward the multitude. Then addreNing
Agrieola, he aid: "The Wolve have come to
ak for a fight,"
"With whom?"
"With the Deyourer,"
"There are no Dovourri here," replied Agri
tola; "we are only pfcaeeJde workmen. Ho he
gOll"."
"Well! here are the Wolve, that will eat the
quiet workmen,"
"The Wolve will eat no orm here," uid Agri
eola, looking full at the quarryman, who nj
proached him willi a threatening air; "they fan
only frighten little children, "
"Oh ! you think o," aid the quarryman, with
a naviie aneer. Then, raiing hi weapon, he
hook it in Agri''daV fa-e, exclaimitig: "1 that
any hmghing matter?"
"1 that?" auwered Agri'ola, with a rapid
movement, parrying the dlone ledgi with hi
own hammer.
"Iron agaiiinl iron hammer againt hammer
that MiiU me," laid the quurrymau,
"It doe not matter what uit you," anwere
Agrieola, hardly able to retrain himelf, "You
have broken our window, frigblened our women
and woijiirh-d perhap killed the oldenl work
man in lb" factory, who at thi moment lie
bleeding in the arm of hi on," Here Agri
cola' voicce trembled in npite of himelf, "It i
I think, enough,"
"No; the Wolve are hungry for more," an
iwered the hlanter; "you muni come out (eoward
thai you are!) and fight u on the plain,"
"Ye! ye! battle! let them come out!" trie
the crowd, howling, hiding, waving their tiek
aii'l puihing
I m It ' rnd tli t t qumf tnimi, tiliij hi
buiiiliti f ! lllVn A I'll' U,
(hit lb" ln f, tbli il4 hiilf M ttlt i lo
n end hn lep, al'ddr l thr t !., and Mnnk wlh
hi t.aiutiiir full in ll.f ihnl f thi jl f t nmn,
tht lrt;eftd fif a fiKHiii til, hut hulaiitly feiot-.
rniik lii Ire, fiHin -l fiitititinlv n Agill4, tv.
iit(t, 'T.-!l.- me, W.-Im '"
' "I ' 1 ! y 11 ts -
further into tlie mo all pa e
iluefi
icparated them from tho door.
"We will have no buttle," anwered Agrieola
"we will not leave our home; but if you have the
iniafortune to pa thi' aSd Agrieola, throwing
hi cap upon the thrcuhold, and netting hi foot
on it with on intrepid air, ' if you pan this, you
attack u in our own houe, and you will be an
awerablo for all that may happen,"
( iiAm:u mi.
A ""ii a the onibal hnd bettin br-twrrti Ag
liruU and Ihe I I t r , the geneial light hi'i nitie
Irtttble, it t t 1 1 1 , i 1 1 1 1 1 ti n t I A flood of niUiil',
olbiwing tli ipi.im ihhii'i lrp, riuhed into the
iinii with itreilible fury; other, unahte to
rre their way through thi dreadful crowd,
ttbete tin' iiiutit i in pel nous iqueei'd, stilled, an I
riiolipd limn' who were h" no, went round in
another direction, broke through hoiuo lattice
ttiik,itiid Ihil placed the piqtlo of the f lory,
n it Hi'r', belwren two liri. Soiiie rexiRtrd
ourngeounly; other, aeeing ('ihoule, followed by
wmii' of her horrible companions, and by feverul
f lli' mo-4 ill looking rulliiin, hastily enter that
Milt of Ihe Common 1wi llingdioune in whh h tlin
women had taken refuge, hurried in pursuit of
thi band; but aome of the hag' compuiiiotirt,
living fin ed about, and vigorously defunded the
entrance of the atuircnae itgainH the workmen,
'ihoule, with three or four like heinolf, and ubout
the Hume number of no Ichh ignoble men, nihed
through (he room, with the intention of robbing
or deHtroying all that came in their way. A door,
which Ht fimt reiiled their cifortH, wan noon
roken through; Ciboulo rushed into the apart
ment with u Htick in her hand, her hair dishev
elled, furioii, and, u it were, maddened with the
no'ue ami tumult. A beautiful young girl (it was
Angela), who appeared unxiou to defend the en
hance to u tiecond cliamher, threw herself on her
knee, pule ami rupplicating, and raising her
clapcd hand, exclaimed: "Do not hurt my
mother !
"I'll ervyou out first, and your mother after-
ward;" replied the horrible woman, throwing
icraelf on the poor girt, and endeavoring to tear
icr face with her nail, whiUt the rest of the
rutlianly hand broke the gluns ami tho clock with
their tick, and poeHod themselve of souio ar
ticle of wearing apparel.
Angela, atruggling with Ciboulo, uttered loud
crie of distre, and otill attempted lo guard the
room in which her mother had taken refuge;
trhjUt the latter, leaning from the window, caJled
Agrieola to their aitauce. The smith was now
engaged with the hugo bluster. In a clone strug
gle, their hammer hnd become uncles, and with
doodsliot eye and clenched teeth, chest to chest,
and limb twined together like two serpent, they
made the most violent efforts to overthrow each
other, Agrieola, bent forward, held under his
right arm the left leg of the quarryman, which
ie had aeized in parrying u violent kick; but
such was the Herculean strength of the leader of
the Wolves, that he remained firm as u tower,
though resting only on one leg. With the hand
that was still free (for the other was griped by
Agrieola as in a vice), he endeavored with violent
dow to break the jaws of the smith, who, lean
ing hi head forward, pressed hi forehead hard
against tho breast of hi adversary.
"The Wolf will break the Devourer's teeth, and
he shall devour no more," said the quarryiuan.
"You are no true Wolf," unswered tho smith,
redoubling hi efforts; "tho true Wolve are hon
est fellow, and do not come ten against one,"
"True or fal, I will break your teeth,"
"And I your paw," said tho smith, giving so
violent a wrench to the leg of the quarryman,
that the latter uttered u cry of acute pain, and,
with the rage of a wild beast, butting suddenly
forward with hi head, succeeded in biting Agri
cola in the side of the neck.
The pang of thi bite forced Agrieola to make
a movement, which enabled the quarryman to
lisengage his leg. Then, with a superhuman
effort, he threw himself with his whole weight on
Agrieola, and brought him to the ground, falling
himself upon him.
At this juncture, Angela's mother, leaning
from one of the window of the Common Dwelling-house,
exclaimed in a heart-rending voice:
"Help, Agrieola! They are killing my child I"
"Iet me go and on my honor I will fight
you tomorrow, or when you will," suid Agrieola,
panting for breath.
"No warmed-up food for me; I eat all hot," an
swered the quarryman, seizing the smith by the
throat, whilst he tried to place one of his kmes
upon hi chest.
"Help! They aro killing my child!" cried An
gela' mother, in a voice of despair.
"Mercy! I ask mercy! Let me go!" said Ag
rieola, making the most violent efforts to escape,
"I am too hungry," answered the quarryman.
) At l.t I lilt
I i r itiiH i !iT
Hi ln l ! ' t b
, I - A t t I -i.
nb'H tli '(mm mvi n I IfMtty ft-U bi thh
ni I ht lb sharp tlh f it d and t lb
mihi ttitlant tfitiu l fro n a t iot mi hand ihur
or f.if Lr nt t h!ti wiilt a h'k np ot hi hi I
II trlat ) In i;tp, and f !l lnitnd up "I hi
hand and knr, bi!t he ton bano all) li d hit
otl.rr Hfiti t patty lh t'l, Inch ntd
'oi a At:tlU nt drlitrtrd.
'Katbrr, you hittaavr me?" c tied 1 ! nulh.
. a . i ft . -.
springing it . "If only I am in titut ti iriut
AiigrUV
'Itnu' never mind iiie'" antered Pagd'rit.
and Agrieola ruthed into the hoiie.
Ihigobett, arconipiiiiied by Spoilmtt, had
come, a tie hate already said, to bring Marshal
Simon's daiighlcti to their grandfather. Aim
ing in the inidit of the tumult, the soldier had
collected h ffw ttotkmeu to defend the rntrance
of the cliHinber, lo which the marshal' father
had been curried in a dying stale. It wa front
thi poll that the ddierlntd seen Agticolit's din
ger. Soon after, the rush of the r ii!lut separ
ated Oagohfi t from the quarry man, who remained
for some moment insensible. Arriving in two
hound at the Common Iwcliug-houe, Agrieola
succeeded in forcing hi way through the men
who defended the staircio-e, and rushed into the
corridor that led to Angela's chamber. At the
moment ho reached it, the young girl was me
chanically guarding her face with both bands
against Ciboule, who, furioit a tho hyena over
it prey, was trying to scratch and disfigure her.
To spring upon the horrible hug, sizo her by
her yellow hair with irresistible hand, drag her
backwards, and then with one cull', stretch her
full length upon the ground, was for Agrieola un
achievement as rapid as thought. Furious with
rage, Ciboule rose again almost instantly; but at
this moment, several workmen, who had followed
dose upon Agrieola, were able (o attack with ad
vantage, und whilst the smith lifted tho fainting
form of Angela, und carried her into the next
room, Ciboule and her band were driven from
that part of the house.
Alter the first fire of the assault, the small
number of real Wolves, who, as Agrieola said,
were in the main honest fellows, hut had the
weakness to let themselves bo drawn into this
enterprise, under thepretextof u quarrel between
rivul unions, seeing the excesses committed by
the rubble who accompanied them, turned sud
denly round, and ranged themselves on the side
of the Devourers.
"There n re no longer here either Wolves or
Devourers," said one of tho most determined
Wolves to Oliver, with whom ho had been fight
ing roughly and fairly; "there are none here but
honest workmen, who must unite to drive out u
set of scoundrels, that have come only to break
and pillage."
"Yes," udded another; "it wa aguingt our will
that they bewail by breaking your windows."
"The big blaster did it all," said another; "the
true Wolves wush their hands of him. We shall
soon settle his account."
"We may fight every duy but we ought to es
teem each other.
This defection of a portion of the ussuilant
(unfortunately but a small portion) gavo now
spirit to the workmen of tho factory, and all to
gether, Wolves and Devourers, though very in
ferior in number, opposed themselves to the hand
of vagabond, who were proceeding to now ex
cesses. Home of these wretches, still "further ex
cited by the little man with tho ferret's face, a
secret emissary of Ihiron Tripcaud, now rushed
in a mas towards the wi rkshopa of M. Hardy,
Then began a lamentable devastation. These
people, seized with the mania of destruction
broke without remorse machines of tho greatest
value, and most delicate construction; half-man-ufuctured
articles wero pitilessly destroyed; asav.
ago emulation seemed to inspire these barbarians
and those workshops, so lately the model of order
and well-regulated economy, wero soon nothing
but a wreck; the courts were strewed with frag
mcnts of all kind of wares, which wero thrown
from the windows with ferocious outcries, or av
age hursts of laughter. Then, still thanks to the
incitement of tho little man with the ferret's face
the books of M, Hardy, archives of commercial
industry, so indispensable to tho trader, wero
scattered to the wind, torn, trampled under foot,
in a sort of infernal dam e, composed of all that
was most impure in this assembly of low, filthy.
and ragged men and women, who held each
other by the hand, und whirled round and round
ttith horrible clamor, Klrange and painful con
triut! At tho height of the stunning noise of
these horrid deeds of tumult and devastation, a
scene of imposing and mournful calm was taking
place in the chamber of Marshal Simon's father,
thedoor of which was guarlet oy a lew devoted
men. The old workman was stretched on his
bed, with a bandage across his blood-stained
t
Mhal Sfi-ft, tati.!i!c at Ua,l f the
r t l. n Itnj; mri hi fthn, aat bed to lrpair-
a'fiUih tic lal tlkt f .-!. fMIl!f '!!
tb p lit of d t tn tirnt ! -'o at a
phtt.nait, ilh bit tiller Mt lh l.l'll'k J '.
lioof and Wan. b. btmuht bitbrf h DH-rit,
wfte Im-iling 1 i !h t.tbfir hands ipl
no I tbnt hathr ! In a littlo fattber,
h!f hi I b It I t th hdft f Ibt fooin, f.r the
hour ba t p l quukly, and lb Mht ta at
band, Md Da;obrtt hnnilf. with hi ario
rro.fd upon hn birat, and hi fealutf pain
full -mitra ted A profound and .le mil silence
reigned in thi chnmhrr, only interrupted by the
broken obs of loe and liUuche, or by Father
Simon's hard breathing The eyes of the tuar.
hal were dry, gloomy, and full of lire, lie only
withdrew them from his father's face, to interro.
gt the physician by a h A. There are straags
coincidence in life. That physician wa Dr.
Ibileinier. The aylunt of the doctor being close
to the barrier that was nearest to the factory, and
hi fame beit.g wi-lely spread in the neighbor,
hood, they had run to fetch him on the fitt cull
for medical assistance.
Suddenly, Dr. I'.alicnicr made u movement; tho
marshal, who had not taken his eyes oil' him, ex
claimed: "Is there any hope?"
"At least, my lord duke, the pulse revives a lit
tle." "He is saved !" said the marshal.
"Do not cherish false hopes, my lord duke,"
answered tho doctor gravely; "tho pulse revives,
owing to the powerful applications to the feet, hut
I know not what will be the issue of the crisis."
"Father! father! do you hear me?" cried the
marshal, seeing the old man slightly move his
head, and feebly raise his eyelids. He soon
opened his eyes., and this timo their intelligence
hud returned.
Father! you live you know me!" cried tho
marshal, giddy with joy and hope.
"Pierre ! are you there?", cried the old man, in
a weak voice "Your hand give it" und ho
made a fecblo movement.
"Here, father!" cried tho marshal, us ho pressed
tho hand of the old man in his own.
Then, yielding to an impulse of delight, ho
bent over his father, covered his bunds, face, and
niir with kisses, and repeated: "He lives ! kind
heaven, he lives I he is saved I"
At this instant the noise of tho struggle A Inch
had recommenced between the rabble, the Wolvea
and tho Devourers, reached tho ears of the dying
man.
"That noise ! that noise!" said he; "they aro
fighting."
"It is growing lets, I think," said tho marshal,
in order not to ugitate his father.
"Pierre," said the old man, in u weak and
broken voice, "I have not long to live."
"Father "
"Let me speak, child; if I can hut tell you all."
"Sir," said Ituleinier piously, to the old work,
man, "heaven may perhaps work u airacle in
your favor; show yourself grateful, and allow a
priest " 0
"A priest! thank you sir I have my son," W
said the old man; "in his urms I will render up
my Houl which has always been true and hon
est." "You die !" exclaimed the murshul; "no ! no I'
"i'ierro," said tho old man, in it voico, which, .
firm ut first, gradually grew fuinter, "just now f
you asked my advice in a very serious mutter, f
I think, that tho wish to tell you of your duty "
has recalled me for a moment to life for I (
should die miserable if I thought you in a road i
unworthy of yourself and me. Listen to me, my ,
son my noble son ut the last hour, a father
cannot deceive himself. You have a great duty
to perform under puin of not ucting like a
man of honor under pain of neglecting my lust
will. You ought, without hesitation "
Here tho voico failed the old man, When he
had pronounced tho lust sentence, ho became
quite uuintelligiblo. The only words that Mar
shal Simon could distinguish, wero these: "Na
poleon II outh dishonor my son I"
"Then the old workman again moved his lips
mechanically and all was over. At the moment w'
he expired, tho night wus quito como, and terri
blo shouts wero heard from without, of "Fire I
Fire I" The conflagration hud broken out hi
one of tlio workshops, filled with inflanuuublo
stuff, into which had glided the little man with
tho ferret's face: At the sumo time, tho roll of
drums was heard in tho distance, announcing
the arrival of a detachment of troops from town.
1
Diiriuc an hour, in dniln nf everv effort, the (
u - j i - , -
fire had been spreading through tho factory, f.
.... .. '111 l !
The night is clear, cold, starlight, tue wmu mows j
keenly from the north, with a moaning sound.
A man, walking across the fields, where the ris-
inff cround conceals the fire from him. advances
f